Hi there it's episode 137 today I'm chatting with Janet Lansbury and we're talking

about hurrying our children. You are listening to the Simple Families

podcast a Q&A-style show that brings you solutions for living well

with family. Here's your host, Deney Barajona.

Hi there, it's Deney this is episode 137 and today I'm chatting with Janet

Lansbury and I use the old expression that if you haven't heard of Janet

you must have been living under a rock because Janet has a top-ranked

podcast well-renowned books and she's just a wealth of information and inspiration in the parenting community.

I'm so glad that Janet agreed to talk with me about this topic today,

which is hurrying our children in our fast-paced society.

We rush from one place to the next and we end up hurrying

our children through their days and also through their lives.

Our expectations on what children are supposed to accomplish and achieve and complete in any given moment

are often higher than they should be and the result can be extra stress and extra overwhelm

that we're adding to their plate. But before we get into

today's episode I have a quick word from our sponsor and a really big announcement

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We've been using Prep Dish for about four months,

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